Legal Services news and trends

Rocket Lawyer Debuts AI-Powered Name-Generating ‘Copilot’
artificial intelligence // December 21, 2023

Legal services platform Rocket Lawyer has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer tool. “Rocket Copilot combines powerful generative AI with professional human expertise to give customers a simple and fast way to confidently complete their legal documents and other filings alongside convenient access to legal professionals,” the company said...

Tech Platforms Help Lawyers Catch Up With Flexible Work Trend
Connected Economy // October 31, 2022

Whether it’s working with major law firms or big companies, most LegalTech startups have prioritized the business-to-business (B2B) aspect of the sector, leading to significant innovation in that space in the last five to 10 years. This one-sided focus, according to Pierre Proner, co-founder and...

AR Innovation Tackles The Gray Area In Legal Services Invoicing
B2B Payments // July 22, 2021

There is a challenge in the B2B services sector that can wreak havoc on accounts receivable efficiency. Unlike other verticals in which tangible products are delivered, services can be more difficult to quantify, with plenty of room for billing gray areas. Of course, billing and...

APIs Tackle Law Firms’ Collections Conundrum
B2B Payments // November 14, 2019

Late and unpaid invoices are an accounts receivable nightmare for any business. But in the legal services arena, researchers estimate that up to 14 percent of all hours billed to clients are never paid, according to Clio’s 2019 Legal Trends Report. The industry is no...

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Google-Backed Lawhive Raises $11.8 Million for Online Legal Platform

April 15, 2024
Online legal platform Lawhive has secured 9.5 million pounds ($11.8 million) in funding from GV (Google Ventures) and Episode 1 Ventures. The company will use the new funding to further its mission of providing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform designed to help lawyers save time and earn more, Lawhive said in a Monday (April 15) […]

Rocket Lawyer Debuts AI-Powered Name-Generating ‘Copilot’

December 21, 2023
Legal services platform Rocket Lawyer has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered customer tool. “Rocket Copilot combines powerful generative AI with professional human expertise to give customers a simple and fast way to confidently complete...

Machine Learning Startup Streamlines Legal Work With $65M In Funding

September 10, 2018
Atrium, the startup that digitizes legal documents, announced on Monday (Sept. 10) that it has raised $65 million in venture funding. In a blog post, Atrium Chief Executive Justin Kan...